LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 23 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Jim Pillen, joined by over 30 senators, signed LB574 into law. The bill includes a 12-week abortion ban, which takes effect immediately, and includes regulation of puberty blockers for minors and a ban on gender-altering surgeries for minors, which both take effect on October 1. "Today is a historic day in the State of Nebraska. It is a day where we are standing up and protecting our kids so t  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 23 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: To attract and retain high quality teachers to Pennsylvania classrooms, Sens. Vincent Hughes (D-7) and Ryan Aument (R-36) introduced Senate Bill 300 to create a student teacher stipend program, known as the Educator Pipeline Support Program, to be administered by the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA). The shortage of teachers in Pennsylvania affects t  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, May 23 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: On May 17th, Maj Gen Park Hu Soung, the director of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff's Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) directorate, and Maj. Gen. Robert B. Sofge, Combined Forces Command Assistant Chief of Staff for Strategic Planning and Policy, met with U.S. Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). The generals continued their   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: The Department of Justice, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and other federal law enforcement agencies announced today the completion of a three-month campaign that disrupted networks used by foreign fraudsters to obtain fraud proceeds. Multiple law enforcement actions addressed conduct by individuals sometimes referred to as "money mules," who have  more